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CLOVEN HOOF – New Track Premiere – Tenth Album "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land" out soon via High Roller Records
 CLOVEN HOOF proudly present another song from their upcoming new album "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land", set for release on September 25th 2026 via High Roller Records.
The track "Conquistador" will be premiered soon with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/_QxHi-BDz4g
"Never A Prophet In Your Own Land" has become a highly varied album, containing mid-tempo songs, faster tunes, epic compositions and straight heavy metal rockers. It was recorded by Chris Dando and Ben Fitzharris at Vault Studios, Kidderminster / UK and mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony. The cover artwork was created by Dimitar Nikolov.
It was a coup when main man and bassist Lee Payne announced that Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin, who had moved to Greece, would be joining his band CLOVEN HOOF. The former Jag Panzer frontman was the perfect replacement for Russ North, who was considered to be the ultimate CLOVEN HOOF singer by fans – sadly he is no longer with us. As a result, reactions to the band’s first album with Harry Conklin at the mike were outstanding. "Heathen Cross" was released on High Roller Records in 2024.
It’s now followed by CLOVEN HOOF’s tenth full-length studio album entitled "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land". Once again, the vocal performance of "The Tyrant" is world-class. Lee Payne states: "The praise is all Harry’s. We are indeed fortunate to have such a brilliant vocalist and frontman in the band."
"'Never A Prophet In Your Own Land' is not in fact a direct continuation of 'Heathen Cross'," continues Payne. "'Heathen Cross' had its own darkly heavy and brooding atmosphere. 'Never A Prophet In Your Own Land' resembles 'A Sultan’s Ransom' more closely, yet this resemblance was not contrived or planned. It just turned out that way.”
Tracklist:
01. Terror From The Skies
02. Conquistador
03. Never A Prophet
04. Gypsy Roller
05. The Bigger They Are
06. Iron Mask
07. Phantom Chaser
08. Flying Dutchman
09. Prodigal Son
10. Seven Sacred Wonders
Line-up:
Lee Payne: Bass Guitar
Harry (the Tyrant) Conklin: Lead Vocals
Luke Hatton: Lead Guitar
Chris Coss: Lead Guitar
Ash Baker: Drums / Backing Vocals
Chris Dando: Keyboards / Backing Vocals
https://www.hrrecords.de/CLOVEN-HOOF | https://www.facebook.com/clovenhoof1979
CH’AHOM – New Track Premiere – Second Album "Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation" out in September 2026 via 20 Buck Spin
 German Black-Deathers CH’AHOM have revealed another song from their sophomore album "Anthropic Rites of Sublimation", set for release on September 18th 2026 via 20 Buck Spin.
You can listen to "Priests Of Lik’in" at this location: https://youtu.be/XYWvu_O5_7I
CH’AHOM offer upon the altar of sacrifice their 2nd album "Anthropic Rites of Sublimation", a concept album set in a fictional world inspired by the rituals, art and architecture of pre-Hispanic cultures. Continuing where their "Ts’ono’ot" EP ended, its story unfolds around a cenote of impossible dimensions whose cosmic call draws the lost and uncertain toward self-sacrifice. Four civilizations rise along its edge, each developing its own rites, hierarchies and monuments to transform the abyss’s fatal summons into a foundation for collective existence.
CH’AHOM gives this imagined world form through cavernous death metal, bestial eruptions and feverishly progressive structures. Savage riffing coils through suffocating chambers of rhythmic conjuration while ancient instrumentation emerges from the tumult like echoes inside a buried temple. "Anthropic Rites of Sublimation" moves like the cenote itself, drawing the listener inward through an ecstatic and ever-deepening sense of the unknown.
Inspired by a deliberately literal interpretation of the death drive and its sublimation, CH’AHOM explores culture as a response to an irresistible desire for self-erasure. Mutilation, vicarious sacrifice, enslavement and willing surrender become the foundations of competing societies awaiting the cenote’s periodic opening. CH’AHOM transforms this dark fiction into an immense ritual of sound, portraying humanity through its terrifying ingenuity: creating faith, beauty and entire civilizations upon the edge of annihilation.
Recorded and mixed by Ch’ahom. Mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio. Cover art by Alexander Kavtea.
Tracklist:
1. https://youtu.be/5r5RQaFeHww
2. Reign Of Nohol
3. Priests Of Lik’in
4. Chosen Of Chik’in
5. Insemination
https://www.20buckspin.com | https://www.instagram.com/devouringopaion
LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT – Debut Album "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" in October 2026 via 20 Buck Spin – Details & Track Premiere
 20 Buck Spin proudly announces the debut album of Italy's LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT, entitled "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night", scheduled for October 16th 2026.
The leadoff single "Profaned Fountain Of Leaden Waters" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/8eUGHaDSVHk
Following the ferocious declaration of intent laid down by 2025's "Demo MMXXV", Milan-based musician Gabriele Gramaglia offers the first full-length manifestation of LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT, "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night". Known for his work with Cosmic Putrefaction, Vertebra Atlantis and numerous other entities operating within the more adventurous reaches of extreme metal, Gramaglia established LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT as an outlet for a more ravenous and instinctive strain of Death Metal; one driven by brute momentum, frenzied aggression and an uncompromising rawness. On "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" that initial impulse erupts into a considerably more formidable and fully developed beast.
While retaining the layered, multifaceted songwriting characteristic of Gramaglia's broader body of work, LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT directs that complexity toward outright pandemonium. Gritty, abrasive guitars churn through pummeling and intricate rhythmic contortions as tortured vocals howl from within the tumult and cascades of shrieking lead guitar slash across the album's fractured landscape. Yet beneath its seemingly unrestrained violence lies a meticulously engineered attack: riffs twist and collide at excessive velocity, tempos lurch between hammering force and sudden acceleration, and flashes of classic Heavy and Speed Metal emerge through the wreckage before being swallowed by the surrounding maelstrom.
"In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" thrives upon this collision of precision and savagery, harnessing technical ability as another weapon in an arsenal built for maximum destructive force. LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT channels the restless imagination behind Gramaglia's other work into something noticeably more feral and antagonistic; a sustained barrage of serrated riffing, relentless battery and deranged metallic energy. "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" tears open the gates on LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT's first full-length campaign with a frenzied Death Metal assault built to leave nothing standing in its wake.
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered between fall 2025 and spring 2026 by Gabriele Gramaglia in Crepuscular Sound Studio. Artwork crafted by the refined mastery of Mariya Popyk.
Tracklist:
1. …And Therein Plant, Unto Their Souls Asunder
2. Eulogy Of Deliberate Malevolence
3. Profaned Fountain Of Leaden Waters
4. Innocence As A Burden, Guilt As A Weapon
5. Transient Wounds, Spiritual Wilt
6. Eternal Scars And Imperative Backfires
7. Eden Fades Like Blurred Nightmares
[link:https://www.20buckspin.com | https://www.facebook.com/p/Lugubrious-Garment-61581118918912
HENRIK PALM - Fourth Album "Idiot Plot" coming in December 2026 via Svart Records
 Henrik Palm is one of Swedish underground music's most restless and genre-defying figures. A veteran of In Solitude and early band member of Ghost, he has spent the better part of two decades moving freely between heavy metal, post-punk, krautrock, and whatever else catches his ear. Alternating between the world of being a solo artist and an in-demand collaborator has always come naturally to him, over the years Henrik has worked with Gösta Berlings Saga, Pig Eyes, Södra Sverige, Horndal, and stepped in as a live musician for Viagra Boys and Hurula. Across the Swedish underground, when someone needs the right person for the job, Henrik Palm’s name tends to come up.
Along the way he has earned devoted fans and built a cult following that led him to being hand-picked for Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg's curated Roadburn Festival program in 2019, as well as supporting Voivod multiple times.
His solo catalogue, "Many Days" (2017), "Poverty Metal" (2020), and "Nerd Icon" (2024), maps the trajectory of an artist incapable of repeating himself. Poverty Metal earned a P3 Guld nomination for Rock/metal of the Year, further cementing his place in the Swedish underground. Each record pulls from a different corner of his infamously insatiable vinyl collection, landing somewhere between Melvins, Wipers, Black Sabbath and Voivod with an extra layer of raw, Scandinavian darkness.
"Idiot Plot", his fourth album, was born from burnout, Sunday studio sessions, and the stubborn return of joy. It is his most psychedelic and unhinged record yet, and somehow also his most direct.
"Familiar Stranger" - Single: https://found.ee/W0at8L
https://www.svartrecords.com | https://www.facebook.com/GustafHenrikPalm
SPACE CHASER – New Track Premiere – Fourth Album "Razorblade Bay" out in September 2026 via Testimony Records
 German Thrash Metallers SPACE CHASER have premiered another song from their new album "Razorblade Bay", out on September 11th 2026 via Testimony Records.
The track "8 Minutes", featuring guest vocals by Andy Brings, is streaming here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/OA6Eqzg4czc
Drummer Matthias Scheuerer states: "If we were ever to find out that we had only eight minutes left to live... well, we would just grab a couple of beers and play this thrash-punk hymn four times. Cheers!"
SPACE CHASER's fourth studio album "Razorblade Bay" comes with everything that the discerning thrash metal gentleman might wish to hear these days: classic thrash riffing with a particular German leaning, and distant echoes of KREATOR, SODOM, and DESTRUCTION are always appreciated, yet there is also a dash of punk-ish energy and spirit as well as some speed metal bravado in their bespoke sonic garment. In short: in your face!
At this point, it shall be duly noted that this galactic battleship is co-piloted in the producer's seat by none other than Andy Brings of SODOM-fame.
SPACE CHASER are more than ready to jump into hyperspace with their new thrashing engine made by "Razorblade Bay" Inc. on Planet Berlin! Fasten your belt buckles and hold on tight for a furious ride into headbanging frenzy!
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jan Oberg at Hidden Planet Studio, Berlin (DE), co-produced by Andy Brings (ex Sodom). Cover artwork by Mario E. López. Layout by Johnny Doe.
Tracklist:
01. Razorblade Bay
02. Mind Melting Machine
03. We Are the Night
04. No Gods, No Dawn
05. 8 Minutes
06. We Bow To None
07. Blade Serpents
08. Even The Score
09. The Coffin
10. Razorblade Bay (Reprise)
Line-up:
Leo Schacht – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Matthias Scheuerer – Drums
Sebastian Kerlikowski – Bass
Martin Hochsattel – Lead Guitar
https://spkr.store/collections/space-chaser |https://www.facebook.com/SpaceChaserBand
SMOULDER – New Album "Witch Wife in an Alien World" out in October 2026 via Cruz Del Sur Music – Track Premiere
 Fearless, confrontational, adventurous epic power doom metal!
Canadian/American metallers SMOULDER return with their long-awaited third studio album, "Witch Wife in an Alien World", a bold, daring collection of eight songs that continue to push boundaries and shatter conventions.
The opening track "Water Wars" has been premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/ZMJmxvxqfWs
"Witch Wife in an Alien World" is scheduled for October 9th 2026 via Cruz Del Sur Music.
It was recorded between Soundwell Studio in Espoo, Finland with Valtteri Kallio and Swift Road Studios in Chicago, Illinois with Vincent Ippolito, with mixing and mastering duties courtesy of Roland Rodas.
The cover artwork was created by British fantasy/horror illustrator Ian Miller.
Tracklist:
1. Water Wars
2. Shadow of the Vulture
3. Noitien Loitsu
4. Crush the Neophytes
5. Empathy’s Wrath
6. Their Name Lives On
7. Cathedral of the Trees
8. Smouldering Remains
Line-up:
Sarah Ann – Vocals
Shon Vincent – Guitar
Collin Wolf – Guitar
Adam Blake – Bass
Kevin Hester – Drums
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com | https://www.facebook.com/SmoulderDoom
NEOLITH – New Track Premiere – Sixth Album "Inbir" out in September 2026 via Deformeathing Production
 Polish Death/Black Metallers NEOLITH have unleashed another song from their new album "Inbir", coming on September 12th 2026 via Deformeathing Production on LP, CD and digital formats.
The track "Modlitwa na Marny Czas" has been premiered at this location: https://youtu.be/QGWJVFHb1-4
Vocalist Levi comments: "'Modlitwa na Marny Czas' (eng. 'A Prayer for a Miserable Time') is a special track for me for a number of reasons. Above all, it is the first song in the Neolith’s more than thirty-five-year history to be written and performed entirely in Polish. I had long intended to tackle my native language, but it wasn't until I saw the lyrics prepared by Jacko S. that I realized the right moment had come. Although at first glance it might seem to depart from the Sumerian themes of Inbir, the song actually carries a universal message. It speaks of the first man - his pride and his age-old tendency to justify his own sins. Adam thus stands as a representative of all humanity, yet also as the cursed "bearer" of all human vileness. Hence, the wretched fate that befell both him and his work over and over again. For me, this track represents another fulfilled dream and proof that, even after so many years, Neolith is still capable of pushing its own boundaries. Whether 'Modlitwa na Marny Czas' will prove to be one of the most significant tracks in our catalogue, I leave for you to judge."
Nearly seven years after the release of "I Am the Way", NEOLITH return with their sixth full-length. It is the band's most ambitious, complex, and polished work to date, representing a clear step forward in both compositional and sonic terms.
The title "Inbir" meaning "war" in the ancient Sumerian language, defines the album's thematic direction. The material explores universal themes related to power, mystery, spirituality, and the fate of man. Musically, NEOLITH remain true to their roots, which aptly reflects the nature of this album - intense, dark, and consciously rooted in the aesthetics of old-school death/black metal.
Produced by NEOLITH and Haldor Grunberg / Satanic Audio Studio. The graphic design was created by the renowned Polish artist Artur Szolc.
Tracklist:
1. Inbir
2. Ashur Has Given Me a Brother
3. The Dawn is Waking
4. Modlitwa na Marny Czas
5. Of All the Gods
6. Ouroboros
7. The Four ETEMMŪ of KURNUGI
8. Morte
Line-up:
Levi - Vocals
Conrad - Rhythm & Lead Guitars, Samples
ZiaR - Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Kriss - Bass, Vocals
Semuss - Drums
https://deformeathing.com |https://www.facebook.com/neolith
AENIGMATUM – Third Album "Infinitude’s Passage" via 20 Buck Spin – Full Album Stream
 Portland’s death metal seers AENIGMATUM have premiered their new album "Infinitude’s Passage" via 20 Buck Spin – it is out and available now digitally, followed by a CD/LP release on September 4th 2026.
You can listen to "Infinitude’s Passage" in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/S0nDnmfXuro| https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/infinitudes-passage
"Infinitude’s Passage" marks the third full length statement from AENIGMATUM. Taking the intricate mastery of previous album "Deconsecrate" as a point of departure, the band’s union of technical precision, dark melody and unrelenting force draw us ever further into a world where revelation and annihilation become indistinguishable.
Sudden turns, fractured rhythms and spiraling harmonies color a landscape of seemingly elaborate complexity, yet AENIGMATUM are serving a larger, deeper structure with an exacting sense of purpose and focus. Frenetic eruptions of speed give way to passages of melodious clarity and dissonant turbulence allowing the compositions to remain in constant motion and expand idiosyncratically upward and outward.
Cerebral without sacrificing physical impact, majestic without surrendering menace and progressive without loosening its vigorous command, ‘Infinitude’s Passage’ rejects easy categorization within Death Metal’s exceedingly vast parameters. Its visceral impact, incandescent melody and aura of perpetual discovery places AENIGMATUM at the threshold of the boundless.
Mixed and mastered by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts). Artwork by Daniel Hermosilla @nox_fragor_artworks.
Tracklist:
1. Pitiless Mechanism
2. Inseverable
3. Architects Of The Fated
4. A Tarnished Nexus
5. Nocturne Of Ageless Reverie
6. Infinitude’s Passage
Line-up:
Kelly McLaughlin - Vocals / Guitar / Bass Clarinet
Eli Lundgren - Guitar
Brian Rush - Bass / Backup Vocals
Pierce Williams - Drums / Synths / Backup Vocals
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Patrick Corona - Saxophone
Danny Quetzal - Backup Vocals
https://www.20buckspin.com | https://www.instagram.com/aenigmatum_pdx
IRONFLAME – New Video Clip – Sixth Album "Worlds To Conquer" out soon via High Roller Records
 Heavy Metallers IRONFLAME have premiered another song from their upcoming new album "Worlds To Conquer", out on August 14th 2026 via High Roller Records.
A video clip for the track "Dynasties Fall" is available here: https://youtu.be/B1lAzdHVtA0
Since the 1980s, Cleveland has always been a fertile breeding ground for great heavy metal music. Ohio-based Andrew Della Cagna continues this tradition in true style. Over the past years, the multi-instrumentalist has been active in more than half a dozen bands, among them Brimstone Coven and Icarus Witch. His main priority, however, is his own project IRONFLAME, for which he writes the music, lyrics, handles all the instruments and sings. Originally formed in 2016, IRONFLAME have released five full-length records to great critical acclaim and outstanding fan reactions.
Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Della Cagna comments: "Like all IRONFLAME albums, 'Worlds To Conquer' was recorded at my modest home studio in Ohio. The music was recorded in 2023, the lyrics in 2024 and the solos in 2025. As usual, I performed all the music and vocals myself. My live guitarists, Quinn and Jesse, composed and recorded their own guitar solos. I also handled the mixing and mastering process myself this time."
Tracklist:
1. Night Closes In
2. Legion of Fire >>> Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/f7bo9SZOcDo
3. Dynasties Fall
4. Where Cauldrons Burn
5. Shadow Slave
6. Crimson Shores
7. Valhalla is Calling
8. Worlds to Conquer
9. Death's Immortal Flame (CD-Bonustrack)
Line-up:
Andrew D'Cagna – Vocals
Jesse Scott – Guitar
Quinn Lukas – Guitar
James Babcock – Bass
Noah Skiba – Drums
https://www.hrrecords.de/IRONFLAME | https://www.facebook.com/IronflameUSA
TEMPLE OF DREAD – New Track Premiere – Sixth Album "Dreadspawn Dominion" out soon via Testimony Records
 German Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD have unleashed another advance track from their new album "Dreadspawn Dominion", coming on August 7th 2026 through Testimony Records.
A lyric video for the song "Hybrid Horde Eternal" is available here: https://youtu.be/pEuU3qlYzMg
Guitarist Markus Bünnemeyer states: "Our single track, 'Hybrid Horde Eternal', offers an innovation as it is the first TEMPLE OF DREAD song written entirely by our singer Jens Finger. Musically, this song picks up on our trademarks but adds doom elements. The lyrics do not revolve around ancient Greek legends for a change, but we deal with an old biblical theme."
Like a mighty battle trireme, TEMPLE OF DREAD are leaving their port on the East Frisian island of Spiekeroog to deliver brutal death metal with the new massive ram bow "Dreadspawn Dominion" to all that dare to try and block their course.
Musically, TEMPLE OF DREAD remain true to their old school death metal roots but continue to expand their sonic range by further honing their cinematic aspects with even more dark and heavy elements that began to receive special attention on the previous albums "Beyond Acheron" (2023) and "God of the Godless" (2024). These veterans are making full use of their vast experience and audible confidence in their deadly craft to add true emotions into their often rather technically focussed genre.
Once again, these hardy islanders make use of classical themes from the ancient world with lyrics penned by their friend and long-time collaborator, the psychologist Frank "Doc" Albers. Followers of TEMPLE OF DREAD will recognise familiar threads, particularly the continuation of the clash between Charon, the ferryman of the souls across the River Styx and the personalised deity of the underworld, Hades.
The most obvious change that has affected TEMPLE OF DREAD between the recording of God of the Godless" and "Dreadspawn Dominion" is the addition of second guitarist Daniel Maurer and bass player Andi Bauer, who enhance the Frisian band with even more punch – both live and in studio.
With "Dreadspawn Dominion", TEMPLE OF DREAD do not just deliver about everything that their old school death metal following might desire but also invite listeners from other realms on the darker and harder side of metal to lend an ear. Listen and behold: an ancient darkness is rising to claim your souls!
Production, recording, mix & mastering by Jörg Uken / Soundloge Studios. Artwork by Paolo Girardi.
Tracklist:
01. Wings of Immortality (Intro)
02. Dreadspawn Dominion
03. Born To Rot
04. Hybrid Horde Eternal
05. Death March
06. Blood Pyre
07. Scorched by Cosmic Fire
08. Rites of Blasphemy
09. Artisan of Oblivion
10. Infernal Eternity
Line-up:
Jens Finger – Vocals
Markus Bünnemeyer – Guitars
Jörg Uken – Drums, Keys
Daniel Maurer – Guitars
Andi Bauer – Bass
Live:
08 AUG 2026 Schlotheim (DE) Party.San (Release Show)
22 AUG 2026 Osnabrück (DE) Bastard Club +Troops of Doom
11 SEP 2026 Münster (DE) Into the Crypts
12 SEP 2026 Barleben (DE) Metal Embrace
17 OCT 2026 Nordhorn (DE) Nordhorn Deathfest
https://spkr.store/collections/temple-of-dread | https://www.facebook.com/TempleofDread
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